Welcome to Clean eating! Here, you will start including a very small amount of gluten-free grains, nightshade vegetables, and seeds in your diet if you feel like your digestive and immune systems have had sufficient rest. If you’ve been eating Pure, at this point your bloating and inflammation will have gone down drastically. Your undereye circles will have faded, your swelling subsided, and your energy should be better. Of course, that’s if you ate Pure for at least a few weeks and observed all the recommendations. Now is a great time to take out that notepad or journal and jot down how you feel each time you add a grain, seed, nightshade, or raw vegetable. This will help you determine what you are ready for, and what you tolerate or may never tolerate.
Clean recipes can become the basis for your go-to, day-to-day meals and snacks. As with all the recipes in this book, and all of the food we serve at Jennifer’s Way Bakery and ship around the country, the food in Clean is all gluten free, dairy free, egg free, soy free, corn free, and refined sugar free. It’s all safe. There’s no guesswork. You’ll notice that the recipes are on the lighter side. Healthy fats are great for you, but too much at once can be hard to digest even if you’re feeling strong and in the maintenance zone.
You’ll see some gluten-free grains, raw vegetables, and beans popping up in this section, and that’s fine when you are feeling less inflamed. Just don’t overdo it. I would not eat gluten-free grains more than once or twice a day. Listen closely to your body and wait until you feel like your gut lining is recovering before you expand into new food groups. The recipes will be here for you when you’re ready.